[Jewelry making - Article 00042] - Re: [Orchid] Post earrings

[Peter W. Rowe]

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>      Wish there were a threaded post and large screw-on nut
>     available in sterling.  What does everyone else do? 

    I work mostly in gold, but when I need them, I've sometimes
    punched  out a thin disk with a disc cutter, drilled a center
    hole and soldered it to an existing screw back.  That's the
    "quick fix" way. 

    Or, of course, you can always make your own screw back findings
    in any size you need.  You don't need to make them look like the
    commercial stamped ones.  A slightly dapped disk with a bit of
    tube soldered to it, drilled through and threaded to fit the
    post, and with maybe a wire loop as a "handle, like on the
    commercial ones, isn't all that hard to make, and can look much
    more custom than cummercial findings.  Another one I've done is
    to shallowly dap up two disks, so soldered together they end up
    like a lentil bead (the flat , flying saucer shaped beads) . 
    Drill the center through, insert and solder a tube, and thread
    it.  The result is a very clean looking large threaded nut that
    also has some weight to it, which helps balance the earring's
    weight. 

Peter Rowe

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